The Singapore Grip
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The Singapore Grip is a novel by the author J. G. Farrell which was published in 1978.
Broadly satirical
in nature, it details events during the beginning of World War Two and the Japanese invasion and occupation of Singapore. The action centers around a British family who controls one of the territory's leading trading companies. The title derives from a slang phrase describing a sexual technique
sometimes used by prostitutes.
Broadly satirical
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
in nature, it details events during the beginning of World War Two and the Japanese invasion and occupation of Singapore. The action centers around a British family who controls one of the territory's leading trading companies. The title derives from a slang phrase describing a sexual technique
Pompoir
Pompoir is a sexual technique in which the woman uses her vaginal muscles to stimulate the man's penis...
sometimes used by prostitutes.
External links
- The Singapore Grip from New York Review Books Classics